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So your grandfather lived for years after the age of 93 with the help of basic, modern medicine. Yet you feel that his medical care was a significant share of s
by greedo 5y ago
So your grandfather lived for years after the age of 93 with the help of basic, modern medicine. Yet you feel that his medical care was a significant share of society's resources. Dialysis costs between $30K and $90K per year (in the US) depending on type of treatment.
In 2019, the Federal budget outlays were $4.4 Trillion dollars. State expenditures were another $2.3T. Total US wealth was roughly $96T.
I think we can afford to give dialysis to anyone who needs it.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoSure, but let’s do that after all the kids have access to doctors and dentists and nutritious food at school. Although, I have read a very significant portion of the federal budget goes towards the last few days/months/years of very elderly people’s lives.
- DocTomoe 5y agoIt's part of the societal contract, though: Why would I rip myself a new one for a country that hands out suicide pills or lets me die in agony because some kid on the other side of the country doesn't get free healthy food from their school, if the resources for universal healthcare are there, but are not distributed equally? Old people vote. Kids by definition don't (and parents of kids that can't afford healthcare are also less likely to vote).